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Manager at American Express
No Offer – Interviewed in New York, NY Dec 2012 – Reviewed Mar 22, 2013
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I received a call from the Recruiter who actually works for AllegisTalent2, not American Express. I found him to be extremely cocky on the phone and way too casual. The best way I can describe the conversation... he spoke to me like I was a buddy hanging out with him at a bar or in a frat house. Odd. Anyway, my resume was forwarded to the Hiring Manager. I had a phone screen with the Hiring Manager. Subsequently, I followed up with the Recruiter 2x and never heard back from him.
Amex has such a great reputation. But I must say that after speak to the Recruiter, who represents Amex, I was a bit turned off.
Interview Question – Typical questions regarding work history and experience. Answer Question
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Declined Offer – Interviewed in New York, NY Aug 2011 – Reviewed Sep 9, 2011
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Contacted by a recruiter, briefly chat over the phone and gathered some basic information. A phone interview (as an out-of-town candidate) with the hiring manager for half an hour, then quickly contacted by the recruiter the next day to set up an onsite interview the following week. They took care of the travel arrangements from flights, hotel, and transportation. Very efficient and professional.
Interviewed by 4 people for half an hour each. Not too difficult to manage. Mostly focus on the experience and skills. The next day they set up two more phone calls with business partners on the west coasts.
Interview Question – Rank among 3 tasks, what's the order of your preference? Answer Question
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Accepted Offer – Interviewed in London, England (UK) Dec 2008 – Reviewed Oct 13, 2012
Interview Details – They only have guidelines. My interview process consisted of a 1st round & final round interview with the same person!
Interview Question – I find Amex interviews very structured with a lot of focus on competency-based questions. Answer Question
Negotiation Details – The pay structure is very rigid and managers who are recruited from the outside star on £50k-£60k.
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Accepted Offer – Interviewed in Nov 2010 – Reviewed Sep 25, 2011
Interview Details – Lots of phone conversations. Nothing too analytic.
Interview Question – Why do you want to work for Amex? Why us vs. the competition? Answer Question
Negotiation Details – Not much negotiation.
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Accepted Offer – Interviewed in May 2010 – Reviewed Jul 25, 2011
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I applied for this position online and received a phone call from one of the team members to inquire more about my background (education, previous work experience etc.). Later that week an administrative assistant called to schedule a panel interview. The interview consisted of questions to evaluate candidate in certain situations. Obviously there were no right or wrong answers so it was not clear at the end if I did well or not. I heard back from the company again after a week to schedule for a technical interview. It consisted of questions around process improvement and related calculations. I knew for sure that it went well and I got an offer following week.
Advice to other interview candidates: Know everything about what you write in your resume. Be ready to explain salient projects that you worked on with relevant timelines and associated benefits.
Perceptions of people, office and work culture: People at American Express in general are very courteous. Managers especially let you speak first and listen well. Constructive feedback is considered as a gift! Workplace is very engaging and fun at the same time.
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- You are given an idea and you have to convince your upper management in one slide. Explain with an example. Answer Question
- Describe a situation where you had to handle conflict in your team. How did you resolve or why was it not resolved? What lessons did you learn? Answer Question
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